Ornament



March 29, 1932. J. F. BROWN ORNAMENT Filed Sept. 19, 1950 Jafiiz ifBrawn).

Patented Mar. 29, 1932 JOHN F. BROWNQOFWEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLANDORNAMENT Application filed September 19, 1930. Serial No. 483,076.

This invention relates to an improved orna- 11161113 for personal wear,and seeks, among other objects, to provide a device of this character,embodying a propeller, or pin wheel,

the main body of which may be stamped from a single piece of sheetmaterial and bent into shape.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pin wheel employingthree bearings,

one of which is a thrust bearing for preventing accidental inwardshifting of said pin wheel and consequent wear upon the hub thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pin wheel wherein thethrust bearing will also serve as a protecting cap and therefore preventmutilation of the end of the pin wheel shaft employed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pin wheel whichmay be manufactured with the utmost facility and which will present apleasing appearance. 7

Other and incidental objects of the invention not mentioned in theforegoing will appear during the course of the following description.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail plan view showing the blank of the pinwheel before being bent into shape, and

"" Fig. i is an enlarged detail plan view showing the plate which formsthe thrust bearing employed.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thenumeral 1 indicates a preferably frusto-conical base having its lowermargin turned outwardly to provide a base flange 2, the outer edge ofwhich is thickened to provide a reinforcing rim 3.

I Mounted on the lower surface of the base flange 2 is a lug 4: andswingingly connected with the lug and extending transversely of the baseis a pin 5 which is pointed at its free end. Mounted on the lowersurface of the base flange diametrically of the lug 1 is a U-shaped hook6 which normally receives the end portion of the pin 5. The hook andpin, of course, are utilized for connecting the device with the clothingand maintaining the device in an operative position. As best seen inFigure 2 of the drawings, the upper end of the base is rounded andextending axially therethrough is a bushing 7 suitably fixed to thebase. Formed integrallv on the upper end of said bushing is a washer 8.7

Associated with the base is a pin wheel comprising blades 9 connected attheir inner ends by a hub 10, which hub is provided with a centrallydisposed opening 11 which forms a bearing. The pin wheel is preferablystamped from a blank of resilient sheet metal. Extending laterally fromthe hub 10 at right angles to the blades 9 and integral with said huhare oppositely disposed arms 12. Each of the arms is provided with astraight edge 13 and an inclined edge 14. the straight and inclinededges of the arms being disposed in diagonal relation to each other.Formed on the end portion of one of the arms 12 is a lug 15 and formedin the opposite arm 12 near its free end is a rectangular opening 16.Formed in the end portions of the arms 12 are openings 17. The arms 12are rolled upwardly, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, so thattheir end portions are disposed in overlapping relation withthe openings17 in registration and in alignment with the open ng 11, the openin s 17providing a bearing. The lug 15 is projected into the opening 16 and isbent to overlie the lower surface of the end portion of the lowermostarm so that 3.0- cidental displacement of the arms will be prevented.Extending through the bearings defined by the open ng 11 and theopenings 17 of the arms 12 and through the washer 8 and the bushing 7 isa shaft or pin 18 and formed on the upper end of said shaft is a head19. The opposite or lower end of said shaft is upset at 20, therebypreventing accidental outward movement of said shaft. The shaft M 18 is,of course, freely rotatableoii the shaft. Overhanging the head 19 is asubstantially hexagonal plate 21 having lugs 22 formed thereon, one ofthe lugs 22 being engaged in the opening 16 and bent inwardly. Formed inthe uppermost of the arms 12 is an opening 23 and, as will be observed,the other of said lugs is engaged in said opening. Thus the plate willbe held in position and the inner surface thereof will abut'the head 19of the shaft 18 and provide a thrust bearing for the pin wheel so thatthe force of air currents acting on the pin wheel will be sustained bysaid plate while also the plate will hold the hub 10 of the pin wheelaway from the washer S to insure free and easy rotation of the pinWheel. As best seen in F 2 .of the drawings, the plate 21 is slightlyconcavo-convex in cross sectlon and substantially conforms to the shapeof the rolled arms of the pin wheel.

In use, the device may be fastened to any desired article and whenexposed to a draft of air, the pin wheel will be caused to rotate, thuscausing a pleasing effect. If desired, the blades 9 may be colored invarious shades so that the rotating movement of the pin wheel will causevarious designs to be formed which will, of course, contribute to theattractiveness of the device. Attention is directed to the fact N thatinasmuch as I have provided a thrust bearing for the p1n wheel, said pinwheel will and shaft will be prevented. It is to be noted,

of course, that, while I have employed a. pin wheel comprising twoblades, a greater number of blades may be employed if desired.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described including a pin wheel havingblades connected by a hub provided with an opening, said hub havinglaterally extending arms rolled so that their end portions are disposedin overlapping relation and said end portions being provided withregistering openings in alignment with said first mentioned opening, ashaft extending through saidopenings and rotatably mounting the pinwheel, and a plateoverlying the shaft and provided with lugs connectingsaid plate with said arms, said plate coacting with the shaft to providea thrust bearing for the pin wheel.

2. A device of the character describedincluding ashaft, a pin wheelrotatable thereon, and means carried by the pin wheel to coact with oneend of the shaft and provide a thrust bearing for the pin wheel.

.,V 3 device of the character described including 'Ziprn-wheel havingarms, a shaft rotatably mounting the pin wheel and extending throughsaid arms, and a plate connected to said arms to coact with one engl ofthe shaft and provide a thrust bearing for thepin wheel.

4. A device of the character described including a base, a pin wheelrotatably mounted on the base and comprising blades connected at theirinner ends by a hub having an opening and provided with arms, said armsbeing formed with openings, a shaft mounted on said base and extendingthrough the openings, said shaft being formed with a head, and a plateconnected with the arms and having its inner surface cooperating withthe head :toprovide a thrust bearing, said head and thrust bearingcoacting to limit the pin wheel against longitudinal shifting movementon the shaft.

5. A device of the character described including a base, a pin wheelstamped from a blank of resilient material and having blades connectedat their inner end portions by a hub, said hub being provided withlaterally extending arms which are rolled so that their end portionsoverlap each other and overhang the central portion of the hub, a shafte2:- tending through the hub and the overlapping end portions of saidarms and being pro vided with a head, and a plate overlying the head,said plate and head cooperating to ii, iii the pin wheel againstlongitudinal dis,

)lacement in either direction upon the shaft.

6. A device of the character described in cluding a base, a pin wheelhav'ng blades connected by a hub, said hub being formed. with armshaving openings, a shaft extending through the hub and formed with ahead, and a plate carried by the arms and having lugs extending throughthe openings and bent for securing the plate in position on the arms,said plate coacting with the shaft to provide a thrust bearing limitingthe pin wheel against inward movement on the shaft.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN F. BRQIVN.

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